WORKSHEETS
This printable science activity explains how you can tell the difference between a star and a planet when you are…
In this printable science activity, students make a scale model of the solar system. This activity includes Pluto as a…
Teach your students about the first space missions that the United States undertook in the 1970s.
Read about the first space shuttles, and then explore the suggested activities as an extension.
The Arctic Circle spends half the year in darkness and half the year in light, as students learn in this printable.
Students explore the stars as a useful navigational tool.
Students explore using the sun as a directional source -- a natural compass.
Students learn about the North Star as it is used to navigate when no landmarks are available.
Students read about the discovery of Pluto in 1930, as they solve math problems.*On Aug. 24, 2006, Pluto got "demoted"…
Students read about microgravity and the effects of weightlessness on astronauts, and then fill out a recall sheet.
Help students learn about the process by which energy from the sun becomes electrical energy with this printable about…
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the solar system.
Students compare surface temperatures and make inferences about light and dark surfaces, sunlight, and temperature.…
Students use a styrene ball and a lamp to make a model of the moon and its phases. Materials list, advance preparation…
Distribute a printable set of questions on word usage.
Distribute an assignment on weather predictions and the job of a weather forecaster.
Distribute a reading selection and an assignment on astronomy and the possibility of finding intelligent life.
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to astronomy.
Suggest a family activity to parents that focuses on exploring the universe and on vocabulary words related to the…
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the Earth.
Suggest a family activity to parents that includes home projects and vocabulary words related to the sun, planets, and…
Students discuss plants and their growth in space, and then use a worksheet to further explore the topic.
Distribute a printable set of vocabulary words related to the sun, moon, and planets.
Students measure the diameter of a model of Earth (a peppercorn) and a model sun (a 33-cm circle of poster board) and…
